[Quote No.27006] Need Area: Friends > General "Many of us are afraid this expenditure of compassion will drain away our energy, deplete us for our own tasks. But the dynamics of compassion defy the ordinary laws of energy. We discover that, like Antaeus in the ancient myth, our strength is doubled by compassionate contact with the blessed earth of humanity..." - Bruce Barton(1886 – 1967), Advertising Executive, founder and partner of the highly regarded and world’s largest advertising agency in the 1940’s - Balton, Barton, Durstine and Osborn (BBDO). Quoted from ‘The Seven Lost Secrets of Success – Million Dollar Ideas of Bruce Barton, America’s Forgotten Genius’ by Joe Vitale.
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[Quote No.27063] Need Area: Friends > General "I believe one of the greatest threats facing this [or any] nation is the wilful economic ignorance of the political class. Many of our elected officials at every level have no understanding of economics whatsoever, yet they wield tremendous power over our economy through taxes, regulations, and countless other costs associated with government. They spend your money with little or no thought given to the economic consequences of their actions...
We cannot suspend the laws of economics or the principles of human action any more than we can suspend the laws of physics. Yet this is precisely what Congress attempts to do time and time again, no matter how many times history proves them wrong or economists easily demonstrate the harms caused by a certain policy.
I strongly recommend that [everybody] acquire some basic knowledge of economics, monetary policy, and the intersection of politics with the economy. No formal classroom is required; a desire to read and learn will suffice. There are countless important books to consider, but the following are an excellent starting point: 'The Law' by Frédéric Bastiat; 'Economics in One Lesson' by Henry Hazlitt; 'What Has Government Done to Our Money?' by Murray Rothbard; 'The Road to Serfdom' by Friedrich Hayek; and 'Economics for Real People: An Introduction to the Austrian School' by Gene Callahan." - Ron PaulU.S. Congressman (R-TX), from 'The Perils of Economic Ignorance', 27 March 2006.Author's Info on Wikipedia - Author on ebay - Author on Amazon - More Quotes by this AuthorStart Searching Amazon for GiftsSend as Free eCard with optional Google Image